We’ll guard Mexico border with troops, vows Trump

President Trump will deploy troops to patrol the US border with Mexico until his long-promised wall is completed.

In off-the-cuff remarks at a lunch with Baltic leaders yesterday, Mr Trump bemoaned US immigration laws and the lack of progress on his signature campaign promise. “Our laws are so weak and so pathetic,” he said. “It’s like we have no border.”

Mr Trump said that he had spoken to Jim Mattis, the defence secretary, about sending troops to the Mexico frontier. “We are going to be guarding our border with our military,” Mr Trump said.

His administration launched a new drive this week to toughen immigration rules after warnings that hardline supporters were disappointed that no wall has been built. Senior officials said the White House…

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